Everton have entered the transfer market to snap up a free agent following the injury to Jordan Pickford - with the signing of Eldin Jakupovic who hasn’t played a first team match for over four years.
England number one Pickford has been sidelined for around a month with a thigh injury and with veteran third choice Andy Lonergan also out with a knee injury plus Joao Virginia, who made three appearances in 2020/21 and Harry Tyrer, out on loan at Eredivisie side Cambuur and National League North outfit Chester respectively, Begovic was Frank Lampard’s only available goalkeeper with Premier League experience.
Jakupovic, 37, has played in the English top flight for both Hull City and Leicester City but although his contract with the latter only expired this summer, his most recent first team outing was in the Foxes’ 5-4 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on the final day of the 2017/18 season under Claude Puel.
